Upcoming Events

October 2024

Tuesday October 15

6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Mainstream Class #12 & Graduation | Caller: Howard Richman
P.S. 003 Charrette School, 490 Hudson St, New York, NY 10014, USA

Come learn and experience the joy of modern western square dancing. Twelve weeks of lessons will get you up and dancing.
Admission: $15

Thursday October 17

6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Club Night | Caller: Betsy Gotta
P.S. 003 Charrette School, 490 Hudson St, New York, NY 10014, USA

Rotate through Mainstream, Plus, Advanced programs.
Admission: $15

Tuesday October 22

6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Club Night | Caller: Michael Levy (Zoom)
P.S. 003 Charrette School, 490 Hudson St, New York, NY 10014, USA

Rotate through Mainstream, Plus, Advanced programs.
Admission: $15


Peel the Pumpkin 2024.

Join us for the 40th Peel the Pumpkin square dance weekend. 40 years in the making! You know it’s going to be a great time with callers Ted Lizotte, Howard Richman, Betsy Gotta, and Chris Phillips. VenuesFriday and Saturday, we will be at PS 3, 480 Hudson St, NY. our usual square dance home for almost 40 years….

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Learn to Square Dance

Here’s a reminder of future Open Houses: Thursday Nov 7 Thursday Dec 5 Thursday Jan 2 Open House & Club Night | Caller: Betsy Gotta P.S. 003 Charrette School, 490 Hudson St, New York, NY 10014 First hour is reserved for interested folks who want to take a chance on learning to square dance. No experience or…

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Mainstream Class

Mark your calendars and spread the word, our new mainstream class started in July. Click “continue reading” for full details, also in the “Classes” menu option.

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Featured Articles

Member Profile: George Voorhis

How long have you been a member of Times Squares?  My prom was in 1991, which was the same year as my first IAGSDC Convention “Cast a Shadow in the Sun” at the Hotel Fontainebleu in Miami.  That’s when Security threw the Bathing Beauties out of the pool for wearing one piece bathing suits and…

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Member Profile: Shep Wahnon

How long have you been a member of Times Squares? I was part of the third class of the Times Squares which began in the autumn of 1986. And I graduated from Basic/Mainstream in the spring of 1987at which time I was eligible to join the Club. I have therefore been a member of the…

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Teaching and Learning Theory Applied to Square Dance Instruction

This article originally appeared in The Call Sheet volume12 issue 2 (2018 July-August-September) p.53-70, and is reprinted here with permission of the author. The Call Sheet is the professional journal of the Gay Callers Association. Teaching and Learning Theory Applied to Square Dance InstructionHarlan Kerr – harlankerr46@gmail.com “And I knew if I had the chance,…

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